| Biswanath Mukherjee | |
| Birth Date: | 1915 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Tamluk, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Death Place: | Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Office: | Cabinet Minister, Government of West Bengal |
| 2Blankname: | Ministry |
| 2Namedata: | Minister, Irrigation, Water Investigation & Development Department, Government of West Bengal |
| Term Start: | 1982 |
| Term End: | 1987 |
| Office1: | Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start1: | 1977 |
| Term End1: | 1987 |
| Constituency1: | Tamluk |
| Predecessor1: | Ajoy Mukherjee |
| Successor1: | Surajit Saran Bagchi |
| Office2: | Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start2: | 1971 |
| Term End2: | 1977 |
| Predecessor2: | Kamakhya Charan Ghosh |
| Successor2: | Bankim Behari Pal |
| Party: | Communist Party of India |
| Spouse: | Geeta Mukherjee |
| Relatives: | Madhumita Jana (grandchild) |
| Children: | 1 son (deceased in 1949) Bhagabat Jana (adopted) |
| Residence: | Bow Bazar, Kolkata |
| Alma Mater: | Vidyasagar College B.A. |
Biswanath Mukherjee (17 April 1915 – 16 October 1991) was an Indian politician and leader of Communist Party of India. He was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly in 1971 from Midnapore Constituency and 1977 and 1982 from Tamluk Constituency.[1] [2]
He started his political career as a student; he was one of the founder leaders of All India Students' Federation in Bengal. He was the Joint Secretary of AISF.[3] In 1938, students of Calcutta University refused to salute the British flag and restricted by Syama Prasad Mukherjee. He led the huge students' movement to revoke their restriction.[4]
He was married to Geeta Mukherjee on 8 November 1942.[5] [6]